Freeport vs West Columbia

A side-by-side comparison of Freeport and West Columbia: population, income, housing, and more.

Freeport and West Columbia are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Freeport has the higher population (10,639 vs 3,631 in West Columbia). Freeport has the higher median household income ($53,606 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). West Columbia has the higher median home value ($138,200 vs $118,900 in Freeport).

Population, income & housing

	Freeport	West Columbia
Population	10,639	3,631
Median age	35.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,606	$41,985
Median home value	$118,900	$138,200
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,011
Housing units	5,193	1,470
Homeownership rate	60.5%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Freeport	West Columbia
Population	12,147 → 10,639 (-12.4%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$38,462 → $53,606 (+39.4%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $118,900 (+46.6%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $1,061 (+21.7%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

Freeport

Population

12,14710,639

Median household income

$38,462$53,606

Median home value

$81,100$118,900

Median gross rent

$872$1,061

West Columbia

Population

3,8783,631

Median household income

$68,651$41,985

Median home value

$107,500$138,200

Median gross rent

$940$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Freeport	West Columbia
Under 5	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	13.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.8%
75 and over	4.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Freeport	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	44.8%
Black or African American	17.9%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	56.9%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Freeport	West Columbia
No high school diploma	20.1%	16.2%
High school graduate	36.6%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Freeport	West Columbia
Drove alone	86.3%	87.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	7.5%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Freeport	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	68.0%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	3.5%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Freeport	West Columbia
Poverty rate	14.6%	11.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1973	1974